JOIN US FOR A WALKING TOUR OF MIDDLETOWN'S HISTORIC HIGH STREET, LED BY DEBORAH SHAPIRO AND ALAIN MUNKITTRICK, CO-AUTHORS OF HIGH STREET AND WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, WITH MCHS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JESSE NASTA DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2024 10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM WE WILL MEET AT 10:00 AM SHARP AT THE WASHINGTON TERRACE PARK (NEAR THE […]
In honor of Congregation Adath Israel’s 120th anniversary, learn about the legacy of the Jewish community in Middletown, Connecticut from the nineteenth century to the present. Explore Middletown’s early Jewish history, the evolution of the Adath Israel synagogue and recollections of growing up in Middletown and of Jewish-owned businesses on Main Street. You’ll also have […]
Join us at the General Mansfield House, 151 Main Street, Middletown, for our annual Holiday Open House. Magic Lantern Show starts at 1pm, featuring Charles Dickens' Winter Stories. We hope to see you for refreshments and holiday cheer. Please consider contributing to the party with a holiday donation. Please click here to donate, Registration is […]
Dr. Jeffers Lennox, 2025 annual meeting speaker The MCHS will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in the first-floor meeting room of the […]
Join the Middlesex County Historical Society & the Godfrey Memorial Library for a free, online talk by author John Rilli. He will be speaking about his new book, Adjacent to […]
LAFAYETTE MARKER DEDICATION AND SUMMER PARTY AT THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY! FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2025, 5:00 - 7:30 PM Please join us for an end-of-week party and official […]
On Saturday, Sept. 20, 8:30–2:30, the Historical Society will again host a Tag Sale on the sidewalk in front of the Mansfield House, 151 Main St, Middletown. Please stop by […]
MCHS' 39th Annual Antique Car Show & Flea Market: Sunday, October 5, 2025 (rain date: Sunday, October 12, 2025) All eyes at the Middlesex County Historical Society’s 39th Annual Antique […]
The Middlesex County Historical Society is proud to co-sponsor this two-day event on the history of the Wangunk, the indigenous people of central Connecticut, at Wesleyan University on […]
